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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | camarade, from Old Spanish camarada 'group of people sleeping in one room, friend', from cámara 'room', from Late Latin camera; CHAMBER |
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com‧rade
[countable]
[countable]1 formal a friend, especially someone who shares difficult work or danger : He misses his comrades from his days in the Army.
He misses his comrades from his days in the Army.2 socialists or communists often call each other 'comrade', especially in meetings : Comrades, please support this motion.
Comrades, please support this motion. —comradely adjective
